Combination door and wall bed



July 1, 1930.

A. L. JONES COMBINATION DOOR AND WALL BED Filed m 13. 1929 f. INVENTOR. flax/Man L. Ji /v5.5.

20 well, whenthe bed is in either of the afore- .Patentedduly i .2 E S A TBS AT J N I ABRAHAM L. JONES, OF-

LOGANSPOR'I, IN rANA ooivrBr-nn'rronnooa Ann WALL un/ Application filed ma 13, 1929. Serial "no. 362,564.

5 so that it maycompletely close an opening to a receptacle adapted to contain aso-called standard double widthbed, which bed is normally "wider than the door opening and through which door opening the bed may be 1o passed, the bed being permanently mounted and the door and bed havingia predetermined conjoint movement, or p.ositionings,'; to permit the bedto be positioned completely wlthin the receptacle, or without the same'and to .15 permit the singlenormal width'door to completely close the opening whenthe bed is positionedin either of the aforesaid. positions, and further to permit access to the receptacle so that it may be used for a clothes. closet as said positions. I Y 3 Thechief featureofthe invention consists in a multiple hinge mounting for the". door, and a hinge mounting for the bed, said bed v I 2 and said door having a a predetermined movementto permit the, accomplishment of the foregoing object. V Y

of the invention will be un- The full nature v derstood from the accompanying drawings to and the followingdescription and claims "In the drawings Fig.1 is. a transverse sec tional view through a receptacle andla portion of a room, associated with which isl'a single door shown intop plan, and a bed ceptacle, the door being shown inrra second dottedposition. Fig.2 is a ,Viewsimilar to Fig. lexceptthat the bed/is positioned without'the receptacle and the door is-shownin 40 full lines to'illustrate the initial position of the door for closing thesamebehind the bed, the dot-dash line indicating a second position preliminary to closing the door behind the bed or permitting access to the interiorof the' receptacle, and the full dashline indicating the'closed position. of the door; Fig, 3 is a front view of the door opening with the doors in closed position. i v

In.the drawings 10 indicates a-common wall between a room'11 and a receptacle such 1 shown dotted and positionedwithin the reg V pulling upon the handle 16, see Fig. 1, move asa dressing room12 whichusually issufficiently large to receive in folded relation aso-called in -door bed 13. "Any one ofa num- V ber of standard bedsof this general character is satisfact'o'ry The recep tacle-12 communicates with the room 11 by way of 'a'dooropening 14. "A sin- I gledoor 15 having the handle'lfi is hingedly mounted as at 17 toa U -shaped framehaving the vertical portion 18'andthe top and bottom arms 19. The U-shaped frame ist pivot ally supported uponpivots 20in brackets 21 and the connection therebetween is =adjustv able. The pivots 17 are in line withthe front face of' the'dooriand for such purpose the]; vertical arm 18 includes apluralityof lateral projections 22 so that the door may lie imme'- diately adjacent and substantially parallel-to The bed 13 is suitably mounted by the trans- I verse members 23upon a suitable support such as the U-sh'aped member24= and pivots 25. In the present-instance "the pivotal support 7 for the bed is mounted upon the insideofthe door frame opening, see Fig. 1, rather than juponeither side thereof. The d'stan'ce between the two arms 19 is greater than the over all height of the bed when in the folded relation, as shown in Figr L The distance thatthe vertical standard portion '18 is removedfrom the pivot 20'is sufficient to permit the bedJ13, mounted in its mid-portion, to swing through the U-shaped- .door supporting frame and clear the, same.

The usual operation is to openthe door by the door to the position shown dotted in that figure, then swing the bed throughithe door opening andthrough the frame or door support untilthebed has assumed the position shownjdotted in The .door is then pushed rearwardly with the frame from the dottedline' p'osition shownin Fig; 1 to the full line position in FignQsand'such rearsubstantially to the planeof the dooropening. I Thereupon the: door maybe moved upon its s hinges 17 toward the U-shaped frame, and then the U-shaped frame and'door may be moved forwardly toward the door opening to position the door as shown by the dash linesin Fig. 2, to Wit, closing said opening back of the bed. The width of the door cas- 7 ing is such thatflwhe n the door is closed with:

the bed within the receptacle, the door is po- .sitioned: forwardly. of the bed support, as q shown in Fig. 3,wh1le 1f;the door bGfClOSBd behind the bed, as shown in Fig. 2, the door is positioned behind the bed support. i WVhen the bed is positioned within the re- ,ceptacle, as shown in Figi'l, and access is LClesire-d tov the dressing room 'for dressing purposes or to obtain garments therefrom,

the dooris opened in the usual mannerand,

fromthepositionshownin full linesin Fig. l to the dotted line position shown therein; Whenaccess is desired to the receptacle after the bed has been positioned without the'same, the door and frame are both moved by pres .sure on the door from the position shown by the full dash lines in Fig. 2,,to the, position shownbythe dot and dash linesin said figure.

Th'ei nvention claim-ed is i v '1; In combination with a receptacle and a room communicating with each other through a norinal width door opening, a single door for completely closing. said opening, and a bed widerthan the opening, of meanspivotally supporting said bed I adjacent the opening for swinging movement therethrough from the receptacle'to theroomand vice versa V hind the bed for closing said opening after the bed has passed through said opening from r for, predetermined positioning ineit-her, a pair of arms pi'votally supported at one end adjacent oneuverticaledge of the opening .andiot'a length substantially equal to the width of the opening andpositioned in spaced relation approximately at the top and bottom of; the opening, and'means pivotally sup- -portingthe .door at one edge and upon the opposite'ends of said arms whereby saidbed may be passed through said arms when the door is open, and said-door may be passedbesaid receptacle.

2. In combination with a receptacle and a room communicating with each other through anormal width door opening, a single door for completely closing said open ing, and a bed wider than the opening, of means pivotally supporting said bed adjacent the opening for swinging moyement therethrough from the receptacle to'the room and vice, versa for predetermined positioning in either, a pair of arms pivotally sup- 'portedatone end ad acent one vertlcal edge otthe opening and of a length substantially equal to the width of the opening and positioned in spaced relation approximately at the top and bottom of the opening, and means pivotally supporting the door at one edge a'nd' upon the opposite ends of receptacle.

7 said arms whereby said bed may be passed through said arms when the door is open, and said door may be passed behind the bed for closing said opening afterthe bed -has passed through said opening from said receptacle, said door and arms whenposl-c tioned' b'ehinc'l said bed being swingingly movable into the receptacle to permit access thereto while the bed is positioned without the receptacle and in front of thefdoor.

V 3. In combination with a receptacle and a room" communicating with each other through a normal width door opening, a singl'e'door for completelyclosing said opening, and a bedwiderlthan the opening-of means pivotally supporting said bedadja cent the opening for swinging movement ftherethrou'gh from the recept acle to the room and'vi'ce versa for predetermined positioning n e1ther,,a pa r of arms plv'otally "supported at onefend adjacent one vertical edge of theopening and of a length substantially equal to the width of'the openingand positioned'in spaced relation approximately at the top and bottom of the opening, and

means p'ivotally supporting the'door at one ed ie and upon the opposite ends-'ofsald arms whereby said bed may be passed through said'arms when the door is open, and said.

door; maybe passed behind the bed for clos ingjsaid opening ofterthe bed has passed through said opening from saidreceptacle,

said doorbeing arranged for movement forwardly from the receptacle and towards a transverse positioning relative 'to the open ing when the bed is,positioned within the receptacle t'o permit access to behad to'the' e. In combination with a receptacle and "a room communicating V with each other through a normal width door opening, a

single door for completely closing said opening, and'a bed wider than the opening, of 'means, p'ivotally supporting said bed adjacent the openingfor swingingmovement therethrough from the receptacle to the room and vice versa'tor predetermined positioning in either, a pair ofrarms pivotally supported at one endadjacent one vertical edgeof the opening and ofa length s'ubstantially equal to the width of-the opening and positioned; inv spaced Q relation approxi- "mately at the top and bottom of the opening, means pivotally supporting the door at being from the receptacle and towardsa transanda room communicating with each other therethrough'from ported at one end adjacent one vertical edge whereby said bed through a normal width door opening, a single door for'completely closing said opening, and a bed wider than the opening, of means pivotally supporting said bedadjacent the opening for swinging movement the receptacle to the room and vice versa for predetermined position-1 ing in either,-a pair of arms pivotally supof the opening and of a length substantially v I equal to the width of the opening and positioned in spaced relation approximately at the top and bottom of'the opening,'means pivotally supporting the door at one edge and upon the opposite ends of said arms maybe passed through said arms when the door is open, and said door may be passed through said opening from saidv'receptacle,

and means adjustably mounting the. pivoted ends of said arms. i v

6.111 combination w1th a receptacle and a room communicating with each other said opening with through which the bedmay door 'maylie, parallel behind the bed for clos- 7 ing said opening after the bed has passed room andvice versa for predetermined positioning in either, a pair of arms pivotally i 7 supported at one endadjacent one vertical edge of the opening and of a length substantially equal to the width of the opening and" positioned iii-spaced relation approximately at the top and bottom of the opening, means pivotally supporting the door at one edge and upon the opposite ends of said. arms whereby said bed may be passed through said and said door g Vmay bev passed behind the bed for closing after the bed-has passed through arms when the door is open,

said opening 7 connecting the freeends of said arms for forming a U- haped swinging support therepass and against which the thereto.

' In witness whereof, I have hereunto affixed my Sig ature. I I ABRAHAM L. JONES.

through a normal width door opening, a

single door for completelyclosing said opening, and a bed wider than-the opening, of means pivotally supporting said bed adjacent the opening for swinging movement of the opening equal to the width of the opening and pos1- support whereby said to said arms.

therethrough from the receptacle to the room and vice versa for predetermined'positiom ing in either, a pair of arms pivotally sup orted at one end adjacent one vertical edge and of a length substantially tioned in spacedlrelation approximately at v the top andbottom of the opening, means pivotally supporting the door at one edge. and upon the opposite ends of said arms whereby said bed-may be passed through said arms when the door is open, and said from said receptacle, andmeans I door may be passed behind the bed .for closing said opening after the bed has passed through saidopenlng from said receptacle, 1

and 'meansassociated with the free ends of said arms and thepivotal support for said door ofi setting the last mentioned pivotal.

door may lie parallel 7. In'combination with. a receptacle and V a room communlcating with each other through a normal width door opening, a single door for completely closing said open-' ing, and a bed wider than the opening, of means pivotally supporting said bed adjacent the opening, for swinging movement therethrough from the receptacle to the 

